Show why sylvia tried to please by HELEN R BARTON by mcclure syndicate 1 service SYLVIA CYLVIA gazed with stormy eyes at kj the tiny slip of paper that site bho had taken from the he envelope for such B n small slip of paper it contained enough to merit the stormy expression and also the furious rebellion an in sylvias heart for with tho the brutal ability of most printed slips this thin particular one informed tho the teacher of no 4 district school that school must tl be kept with full attendance nil day on may 7 and may 7 was the day tile the greatest of all aviators was to speak at a banquet and open air celebration at wilson recreation grounds free tickets had heen been issued nil all tile schools but due t to 0 prolonged loss of ahne owing to a stubborn epidemic of measles inea the principal felt it wise for all tile the members ot at no 4 to keep full fall attendance and grind away nt dt mahe UPI if flints education muttered the lovely miss bliss randall andall tt then im going to grow no ine a pig tall ond and learn to write laundry in ChI chinese As if any more book learning could make up lip for the few pearly words of wisdom colonel bergh will aspea tl ct band and its as the lie children were enjoying their bild morning recess out of door sylvia bowed tier her lovely head on her folded arms arins and frankly wept teach ing wits nna such a thankless jobst job nt best all kicks and few kisses hut but to have to sacrifice tills opportunity of a life time to see find and hear tile the greatest its charne character tei of our era wits was asking a good deal too much or of the teach ing profess profession lon I 1 1 I beg your pardon interrupted a fine masculine barl baritone baratone tone but Is this no 4 district school sylvia lifted tear eyes to tile the concerned worried gaze of a too thin too tall young man of al serious I 1 expression and tile reddest hair bar none that she had ever seen yes tills this la is no 4 why stam sylvia acutely jons on clous of tier lier shiny nose red eyes and tear streaked face why nh ith er you see im the new principal of thial district I 1 was summoned hastily this morning due to the illness of mr bir parrel farrel were so far behind in our schedule that we may have to keep a few weeks longer at the end of the year began sylvia lushing flushing slightly under tinder the toll still young mans earnest scrutiny why I 1 think youve done wonders youve had no end of hard hard luck according to these reports rc porta do you mind it if I 1 stay and see slow how the kids get along I 1 wont disturb you 1 I am delighted to iivo anyone so inie interested reeled in the school do please stay and make yourself comfortable urged sylvia and as the after afternoon n oon progressed she forgot quite the tb e unhappy u cause of tier her woe earlier in the day in fact site she was so interested in the business of having no 4 school shine in the eyes of the new principal that it la Is doubtful if she be have even understood tile the name had it been spoken to her from time to io time geno gene headerson the new principal would make a low voiced remark or comment and it amazed sylvia that a mere man should have such a clear knowledge of school teaching and child psychology as tills this strange quiet man had its easy to see smiled the tall young man after school had been dismissed di 1 that the children love you was randall one simply co could tl id not achieve such wonders unless th tho a children chila were a en enthusiastic t to and nade made every effort to please I 1 do you think that Is a sign of af affection a desire to please asked sylvia in a muffled voice rut but certainly certain lyl I 1 au an elemental step in psychology wo we always try to please those whom we lovel level quickly answered gene eying with approval tile the creamy line of sylvias neck where it merged with the dark fluff of her blue black hair and sylvia was strangely allent s she walked slowly along beside the new principal as they made their ful way to her beardi boarding ng house finouse after school closed she was think ing with a shy sort of panic that her first instinct had find been to please tills this tall serious new principal and certainly site she had outdone herself nil all day trying to make her school seem Us its best I 1 are arc we going to go to the picnic for colonel miss randall was the question asked her 25 times the following day and each time sylvias heart went a bit lower as she explained the reason why they must stay and work her witch lunch of egg salad sandwiches cookies and went down slowly as she thought about nil all the various angles of teaching especially the business of enforcing commands issued by others and she was again rebellious as the drone of a big motor came hafting wafting over the still air it was she decided the squad of airplanes that were to be the feature of the day sylvia looked out and caw not an al airplane r but a huge fanlike truck bearing down upon the no 4 school sylvia caught her breath as she noted the flaming thatch of hair of tile the grinning driver it wa was 1 11 genel gene I 1 hop in kids were going g ang to the picnic before that ice fee crea cream in gets eat eni en I 1 and sylvia know knew nt a I 1 last why site she had tried to please him no doubt of f itt it I 1 |